Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

2018 Shopping mall aquarium in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, CHINA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2018

⏰ Afternoon

📍 Location

Shopping mall aquarium in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, CHINA

🌍 CHINA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Laceration/Puncture

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 6

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lacerations to fingers PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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